Mount Kynoch, Queensland


Mount Kynoch is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Mount Kynoch had a population of 237 people.

Geography

Mount Kynoch is located north of the Toowoomba city centre.
Mount Kynoch Lookout and Mount Kynoch Water Treatment Plant are located within the locality.

History

Originally a trigonometric station known as Stony Pinch, both the mountain and the locality were named in 1981 after John Kynoch, an early chairman of the Shire of Highfields. Initially misspelled "Kynock", the name was corrected in 2002.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Kynoch. The nearest primary schools are Harlaxton and Highfields. The nearest secondary schools are Toowoomba State High School in Mount Lofty and Wilsonton State High School in Wilsonton Heights.